Hint the rebuild of the block. In 1980 they made a 305 with smog pumps. I still can not legally drive this car to California because it is not
grandfathered in. I guess I could pull the L-82 label off the fender but the smell of raw gas is a dead give-away!

First time since the 60's you can get a z06/zo7 with a convertable top.... I'd personally wait, i smell a mid engine vette soon enough and they will
work in the split window again, they have to... you don't shout stingray and not pay homageto the beautiful split window... just sayin... 300k makes
the new ford gt a different class of car, but have you seen that? I don't care if it's only a 600hp v6, the thing is so pretty i might cry...
seriously... and that flat plane 5.2 v8 in the shelby mustang gt350 is pretty interesting also. they say it out ran a Porsche GT 3 on the Nuremberg
ring and is z06 money, hellcat too... we are living in great times as far as car guy porn goes!

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funny how the window . without a space codes in a post, funnier how often you notice ending a sentence with " window. " window . " that is all...
carry on

I`m stuck on the C5 series myself but I love the new C7 models. I`m not the most enthusiastic about the lack of pop up headlights but I came from a
time were that feature was synonymous with high end sports cars. I couldn't own one from lack of proper space to put it and funds, unless you have a
garage you`ve got no business owning a Corvette. Hoping to come across a basket case C3-C4 and drop a little LS1 love into her one of these days but
my Cutlass takes up most of my wrenching time.

I am just a bit older than you but I wanted a Corvette since my Dad brought home one of the very first production Corvettes. I bought a 1981 coupe
about a year ago. It's a beauty, black on black. I have put in a bit of money since I have owned it but I am having a blast with it. When I drive it
I feel 16 again and I get a lot of positive comments and have made new acquaintances whenever I drive it. My only regret is I waited so long to get
one. I am thinking about buying a new one as well. I say go for it. Don't let it stay on your bucket list.

I love old Olds's... great legs, lousy brakes. LOl I had a '69 Delta 88. Two door bench bucket seats with a 455 W-30 which cranked 400 horse and
375 FLBs of torque. A real highway hog. Loved it.

Nice, I love older cars as well. Heavy on the gas but you save on repairs, parts and insurance. Plus theres such an aftermarket support network for
them you can easily get some modern tech under the hood and really open those old gals up. Not to mention the reduction of emission with some of those
modern components as well.

I wouldn`t mind an older G-body Cutlass as mines a 1994 FWD 2 door, Im in a tiny enthusiast group that's devoted to the very late 80s on through to
current day GM W-Body platforms. Cutlass Supreme, Monte Carlo, Grand Prix, Lumina and Regals. and the FWD Impalas.

Right this minute, my class 8, work truck-company owed- is down. The problem being they don't know what the problem is. The 'reason' they don't
know what the problem is is due to there not being a 'code' from the computer.

You can't tell them what it's 'doing' and say "fix it". They need a blasted code to do ANYHTING!

I have an older VW Jetta. It had computer issues, not uncommon to earlier Jettas, they replaced the throttle housing
, then the computer itself. 3 grand. Turns out it was the harness between the two. Nope, have to follow protocols...

Buy anything these days, it's high tech garbage!!

Come to think of it, I'll take the 68 vette with a 427. Then no worries about EMPs.....

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